It twas my lucky day yesterday...

[twinx]

...a dragonfly hanging from the Ivy that grows up my fence. Sitting having my evening meal, gazing through the window, and there it was, I clocked it straight away. Needless to say, he was worth neglecting my meal for!! ;)

Also, nearly 24 hours on, it's still there, and getting rather wet!!

Along with the image, I've added the full size version link. CC welcome as always.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/218/515252574_d68a692cdb_b.jpg
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Water wings..

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[Pete-eos]

Wish they'd do that for me, if its still there I'd shoot it but don't cut of any of the body... apart from that good clean pictures :)

[Attic]

Nice find Caz, Super sharpness in these shots.

[LordV]

Lovely shots- must have been raining by the look of it :)
Brian V.

[eccles]

Fine shots. "He" is a "she". It's an emperor dragonfly (anax imperator) I hope the weather improves and she finds prey soon or she'll die.

[mjm80]

Lovely detailed shots Twinx- especially the wing detail in #1.
Luck find - well spotted.

[wuwujohn]

very nice shot!

[LindaB]

Gorgeous shots - you certainly did get lucky.

I also hope it stops raining soon for her, she really needs to get some food.

Linda

[scraggs]

Really nice shots, I especially like the first one

[Palladium]

Thanks for also posting the full size - fantastic image

[ipood]

very sharp, what lens did you use?

[rrdjserv@earthlink.net]

#1 is incredible. Excellent color and clarity. Wish you had included the tail, though. --Rick

[producerism]

was this taken with the kit lens?

[Lawrie B]

Hi Caz
Brilliant clear shots, Pity about the rest of the body not in shot

[evan_d]

Stunning!

[dpastern]

Lovely shots Caz, especially #2. Hopefully she survives.

Dave

[zman]

Excellent, love the sharpness of your images.

[DaveBinks]

Great shots Twinx! - I had a similar one emerge from our garden pond last year, but didn't get quite such clear shots - haven't seen anything this year yet, but living in hope - last year's emerged in July.

[twinx]

Thank you so much for all this positive feedback. :cool:

You will be pleased to hear that the dragonfly took to the wing this afternoon, when there was a brief window of opportunity. I would of hated to see her perish.

As to the full body shot, I did manage to grab one yesterday (well just about, nearly missed the tip of the tail :rolleyes: ). Here she is anyway, with a link to the full size version..

Caz :)

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